Vishnu
The opening names from Bhishma’s thousand-name praise of Vishnu in the Mahabharata.
विश्वं विष्णुर्वषट्कारो भूतभव्यभवत्प्रभुः। भूतकृद्भूतभृद्भावो भूतात्मा भूतभावनः॥
Viśvaṁ Viṣṇur vaṣaṭkāro bhūta-bhavya-bhavat-prabhuḥ. Bhūtakṛd bhūtabhṛd bhāvo bhūtātmā bhūtabhāvanaḥ.
He is the universe, the all-pervading one, Lord of past, present, and future; creator, sustainer, inner self, and nourisher of beings.
पूतात्मा परमात्मा च मुक्तानां परमा गतिः। अव्ययः पुरुषः साक्षी क्षेत्रज्ञोऽक्षर एव च॥
Pūtātmā Paramātmā cha muktānāṁ paramā gatiḥ. Avyayaḥ puruṣaḥ sākṣī kṣetrajño'kṣara eva cha.
The pure Self and Supreme Self, highest goal of the liberated; imperishable person, witness, knower of the field, and undecaying reality.
योगो योगविदां नेता प्रधानपुरुषेश्वरः। नारसिंहवपुः श्रीमान् केशवः पुरुषोत्तमः॥
Yogo yogavidāṁ netā pradhāna-puruṣeśvaraḥ. Nārasiṁha-vapuḥ śrīmān Keśavaḥ Puruṣottamaḥ.
He is yoga and leader of those who know yoga, Lord of nature and consciousness, Narasimha-formed, radiant Keshava, the Supreme Person.
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Traditional source: Mahabharata, Anushasana Parva